Position Title:Social Studies Teacher
Position Location: Penn Wood Middle School
Bargaining Unit: William Penn Educational Association - 10 months
Effective Date: July 7, 2026
Job description last updated: July 7, 2026
Position Summary: The ideal candidate will support the District's mission and vision and have the primary responsibility for planning and delivering developmentally appropriate lessons that meet state-mandated standards. Each teacher will also communicate regularly and effectively with students/parents.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Duties: - Plan and execute developmentally appropriate lessons in the assigned content area(s); differentiate instruction for all students; implement IEP accommodations and modifications.
- Maintain all assigned courses to high standards, adjust lessons and assessments as necessary.
- Gather resources that assist in addressing/incorporating state standards into lessons, instructional materials, and assessments.
- Regularly monitor and maintain student attendance expectations.
- Monitor and analyze assessment data to support informed instructional decision-making (including, but not limited to, PVAAS, Keystone, and PSSA).
- Provide timely feedback to students in order to support them in reaching content mastery goals/targets.
- Participate in proctoring state-mandated testing, school field trips, community outreach, and marketing events.
- Collaborate effectively with departmental and cohort peers to ensure that academic goals are appropriate and that instructional strategies are effective in reaching identified student outcomes.
- Maintain accurate records and information in student information systems in accordance with established procedures.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Knowledge/awareness of one's own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and a desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
- Ability to understand and hold oneself and others accountable for promoting and achieving the goals outlined in Focus Forward 2025.
- Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual, even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
- Knowledge of PA Core Standards and Eligible Content
- Knowledge of Instructional Planning Guides as they relate to the instructional block
- Knowledge of Digital Curriculum components
- Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access to technology-infused lessons of rigor.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parents or guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual environment.
- Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- Valid Pennsylvania Certification or a confirmed pathway to certification
Preferred Qualifications: - Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study
- 2+ years of experience teaching in education environments
Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements: - Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
- Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release (Act 168) forms
- School Personnel Health Record and TB test
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements: - Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
- An indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
- Pushing, moving, and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
- Clarity of vision at varying distances
- Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
- Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
- Frequent sitting, standing, and walking
- Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
- Lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
- Occasional bending, reaching, and stretching
- Occasional kneeling, crouching, and squatting
- Occasional pulling, pushing
Level of Compensation: $55,021.00-$106,222.00 (dependent on Step and Track placement as determined based on collective bargaining agreements)
Disclaimer: The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the scope of responsibility, and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an exhaustive list of work requirements, skills, or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time.
